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The Party
The Associate Board of the Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation welcomed a sold-out crowd of young professionals and budding philanthropists for the fifth annual Eisenopoly fundraising event.

The Scene
The evening began at Macy’s Narcissus Room, where some 450 guests chatted over cocktails and passed hors d’oeuvres before moving to the historic Walnut Room restaurant, where they were greeted with enviable silent auction items and an equally tempting spread of flatbreads (although, truth be told, the fried chicken and waffles proved to be the most popular). A fast-paced tournament of the event’s signature game, played on customized Monopoly boards, had gamers competing for such luxe prizes as a two-night stay at the Thompson Chicago and dinner for four at Jellyfish in the Gold Coast. At the tournament’s end, late-night revelers kept the party going at Public House.

The Highlights
So much for passing Go and collecting $200! This year’s Eisenopoly raised nearly $100,000 for gastrointestinal cancer research at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center. –Photos by Michael Hubatch